Domain Hubert Lamy Saint Aubin Derriere chez Edouard Haute Densité 2020 Bottle (75cl)
The 2020 Domaine Hubert Lamy Saint-Aubin 1er Cru Derrière chez Edouard Haute Densité is a white Burgundy wine made from 100% Chardonnay in the Saint-Aubin appellation. This cuvée comes from the Derrière chez Edouard climat, on a small parcel of about 0.7 hectares farmed at a very high density of around 30,000 vines per hectare. The high-density planting, introduced in the early 2000s, naturally limits production per vine and defines the distinct identity of this Premier Cru expression.
La bouteille proposée
- Size
- Bottle (75cl)
- Packaging
- Loose
- Label Condition
- Perfect
- Fill Level
- Perfect
- Capsule Condition
- Perfect
Identité du vin
- Couleur
- White
- Pays
- France
- Région
- Bourgogne
- Appellation
- Saint Aubin
- Producteur / Domaine
- Domaine Hubert Lamy
- Parcelle / Cru
- Derrière chez Edouard [Blanc]
- Cuvée
- Haute Densité
- Millésime
- 2020
Cépage et assemblage
- Grape Variety
- 100% Chardonnay
Domaine Hubert Lamy
Domaine Hubert Lamy is a family-run estate based in Saint-Aubin, in the Côte de Beaune. Run by Olivier Lamy and his wife Karine, it cultivates 18.5 hectares spread across Saint-Aubin, Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay. Chardonnay accounts for around 80 per cent of its production, and the plots are vinified and matured separately.
- Owner
- Karine et Olivier Lamy
- Maître de chais
- Olivier Lamy
- Surface (ha)
- 18.50 ha
- Production (average bottles per vintage)
- environ 100 000 bouteilles/an
Histoire du domaine
The Lamy family has been established in the Saint-Aubin vineyards since 1640. Hubert Lamy founded the estate under his own name in 1973. In the 1990s, the estate expanded through the purchase, lease and planting of new plots. Some of the vines were then replanted with Chardonnay in areas considered more favourable to this grape variety. Olivier Lamy joined the family estate in 1995, after studying oenology and gaining experience at other estates. He now runs the estate with his wife Karine, who is responsible for management, marketing and accounts. The vineyard now covers 18.5 hectares, mainly in Saint-Aubin, with plots also located in Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet and Santenay. Olivier Lamy oversees the vineyard work and winemaking, with each plot being vinified and then matured separately. Both the white and red wines are bottled after 24 months’ ageing, depending on the estate’s website.
Haute Densité
"Haute Densité" identifies several distinct cuvées from the estate, notably Derrière chez Edouard, Les Tremblots, and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet. They originate from sections of their respective climats planted or replanted at a density higher than the Burgundian norm and vinified separately. Therefore, this represents a family of parcel cuvées rather than the name of a single plot or appellation.
- Origin of the cuvée name
- The term "Haute Densité" refers to the exceptionally high planting density of the separately vinified vine sections.
- Cuvée creation year
- 2006
- Style of the cuvée
- White wines generally characterized by high concentration of extract, a pronounced mineral structure, vibrant acidity, and great length, while maintaining precision and balance. Their exact expression remains tied to their climat of origin.
- Position within the range
- Rare and prestigious micro-cuvées, positioned at the very pinnacle of the estate's white wine range.
Histoire de la cuvée
Olivier Lamy initiated his first high-density planting trials in Derrière chez Edouard in the early 2000s, drawing inspiration from the planting densities practiced in Burgundy before phylloxera. A professional vertical tasting documents Derrière chez Edouard Haute Densité starting from the 2006 vintage. The principle was subsequently applied to sections of Les Tremblots and Criots-Bâtard-Montrachet, resulting in separate bottlings bearing the same designation.
Derrière chez Edouard [Blanc]
Derrière Chez Edouard is a demarcated climat in the commune of Saint-Aubin, officially recognized for the Premier Cru designation of the Saint-Aubin AOC. Located close to the village and described as a mid-slope terroir, it is primarily associated with white Chardonnay wines, although the climat also produces red wine. Sources describe an orientation from east to southeast, with a local southern component. Available altitude, slope, and soil data mainly concern parcels farmed by producers and cannot be reliably extended to the entire demarcation.
- Vineyard commune
- Saint-Aubin
- Origin of the vineyard name
- The name designates vines located behind the house where the Édouard family once lived.
- Exposure
- East to southeast; some sources describe a southern orientation
Le domaine dans cette parcelle
- Estate holding in the vineyard (ha)
- 1.700000 ha
- Indicative vine age
- Chardonnay vines planted in 1985, 1990, and 2001 according to the 2022 white wine technical sheet.
Histoire de la parcelle
The climat is explicitly listed among the complementary geographical denominations classified as Premier Cru in the specifications of the Saint-Aubin AOC. Local tradition reported by several producers links its name to an Édouard family whose house stood in front of the vines; no more precise institutional historical dating for this name has been found.
